Colleen Young (politician)

Colleen Young is a Canadian provincial politician, who currently serves as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the district of Lloydminster. She was first elected in a by-election on November 14, 2014.[1] She is a member of the Saskatchewan Party caucus.[1] She was re-elected in the 2016 general election.[2]

Colleen Young

Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
for Lloydminster
Assumed office
November 14, 2014
Preceded byTim McMillan
Personal details
Political partySaskatchewan Party

Prior to her election to the legislature, Young was chair of the Lloydminster Public School Board, and served on the senate of the University of Saskatchewan.[1]

Electoral history

2016 Saskatchewan general election

2016 Saskatchewan general election: Lloydminster
Party Candidate Votes%±%
SaskatchewanColleen Young4,340
New DemocraticMichelle Oleksyn410
LiberalDolores Pahtayken191
GreenLisa Grant64
Total valid votes 100.0  
Eligible voters
Saskatchewan hold Swing -
Source: Elections Saskatchewan,[3] Global News.[2]

2014 Lloydminster provincial by-election

Saskatchewan provincial by-election, November 26, 2014
On the resignation of Tim McMillan
Party Candidate Votes%±%
SaskatchewanColleen Young1,80264.22-2.20
New DemocraticWayne Byers80828.80-0.30
LiberalDarrin Lamoureux772.74
Progressive ConservativeRandall Edge702.49
GreenLuke Bonsan491.75-2.74
Total valid votes 2,806100.00
Saskatchewan hold Swing -0.95

References

  1. "Sask. Party's Colleen Young wins Lloydminster byelection". CBC News, November 14, 2014.
  2. McElroy, Justin (5 April 2016). "Saskatchewan election results 2016: Sask. Party wins Lloydminster riding". Global News. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  3. "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.


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